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单词 johnny-come-lately
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johnny-come-latelynoun [ C ]

uk/ˌdʒɒn.i.kʌmˈleɪt.li/us/ˌdʒɑː.ni.kʌmˈleɪt.li/plural johnny-come-latelies or johnnies-come-lately disapproving

someone who has only recently started a job or activity and has suddenly become very successful

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Organizations - position & status

  • a rung on/of the ladder idiom
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  • associate
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  • comrade
  • elite
  • entry-level
  • equal
  • fellow
  • low-level
  • position
  • pretender
  • role
  • second class
  • senior
  • standing
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johnny-come-latelynoun [ C ]

us/ˌdʒɑn·iˌkʌmˈleit·li/disapproving

a person who starts a job or activity later than other people and sometimes uses the experience and knowledge of these people to obtain an advantage over them:

Riley, whose father founded the industry, calls her competitors johnny-come-latelies.
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